Urban Policies Programme

Overview of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil

Reshaping our systems of inclusive recycling is important, with waste pickers an essential part of Brazil’s economy, write Sonia Dias, Ricardo...

Press Release: Ghana waste pickers say closure threatens survival and demand government support

A decision to close landfills imminently is threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of waste pickers in both Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Those...

Informal workers can help stop COVID-19 infection spread in Peru and throughout Latin America

  Despite the troubling and false narrative that has taken hold in Peru and is spreading across Latin America about the role of informal...

Tax Justice and the Informal Economy: A Review of the Debates

Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the...

Coronavirus & Waste Pickers: Decreasing the Risks

Poster/Graphic WIEGO’s Cuidar Project in Brazil focuses on understanding the health risks waste pickers face in the workplace.  To support...

Home-Based Workers and Urban Plans, Policies and Practice: India in Comparative Perspective

This paper explores the impact of local government policies and urban plans on home-based workers in India and elsewhere. It presents recent...

Waste pickers’ cooperatives and social and solidarity economy organizations

Waste pickers make significant contributions to public health, sanitation, and the environment by promoting resource circulation and reducing...

Street Vendor Exclusion in “Modern” Market Planning: A Case Study from Kumasi, Ghana

Working in Warwick: Including Street Traders in Urban Plans

The book documents the lessons learned from the Warwick Junction Project, an inner city renewal initiative which sensitively integrated street...

Incineração de resíduos e Catadores: Um guia técnico sobre tecnologias de recuperação energética de resíduos sólidos

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